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first of all, there's been much less foreign policy discussions. we're not a country that's in the mood to go invade anyone anymore. the tsarnaev brothers have been in the united states much longer. they were really immigrants and the fact that they come from chechnya, a place that's been at war with russia has in some ways softened the response. so far at least, i think we have not seen as much anti-muslim kind of talk as there was after 9/11. >> i think you're absolutely right. there's been some. there's been some of that almost knee jerk reaction, which obviously is a problem, but nothing like what occurred immediately after 9/11. isn't that right? >> yeah. i also think -- there are a billion muslims in the world. muslims come in every shape and color. in the american imagination, we have almost racialized what it means to be muslim. the fact these guys are from chechn chechnya under mines the level of racist reactions. to some degree part of what the anti-muslim sentiment after 9/11 was not only based on religion, but it was based on the idea o
first of all, there's been much less foreign policy discussions. we're not a country that's in the mood to go invade anyone anymore. the tsarnaev brothers have been in the united states much longer. they were really immigrants and the fact that they come from chechnya, a place that's been at war with russia has in some ways softened the response. so far at least, i think we have not seen as much anti-muslim kind of talk as there was after 9/11. >> i think you're absolutely right. there's...
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it's called "foreign policy begins at home." it's a brief, sensible and highly intelligent argument that america's influence abroad comes first and foremost from its strength at home. everything old is new again. capitalist russia is seemingly catching socialist stalin fever all over again. 60 years after the death of the dictator who murdered millions, his reputation seems to be having a bit of a rehabilitation. in a recent poll, 47% of russians said stalin was a wise leader who brought the soviet union to might and prosperity. on wednesday, may day parades in russia celebrated stalin. none other than president putin invoked his legacy in a ceremony. stalin was the first to be named a soviet hero of socialist labor. some 20,000 people were so honored after him, but then like the ussr, the awards ended abruptly in 1991. 22 years later, this may day, putin revived the tradition, bestowing honors now simply called hero of labor. mr. putin recently said of his own regime, i don't see any elements of stalinism here. well, with a poi
it's called "foreign policy begins at home." it's a brief, sensible and highly intelligent argument that america's influence abroad comes first and foremost from its strength at home. everything old is new again. capitalist russia is seemingly catching socialist stalin fever all over again. 60 years after the death of the dictator who murdered millions, his reputation seems to be having a bit of a rehabilitation. in a recent poll, 47% of russians said stalin was a wise leader who...
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as you can see, mayor tufts adheres to theodore roosevelt's foreign policy ideology, at least carrying the big stick part. his duties include helping people cross the street and going for horsey rides. >> looks pretty safe. >> how long have you had that stick, mr. mayor? >> not long, but now i have it forever. ho howdie, partner! >> mayor tufts, as it turns out, it quite an accomplished singer and dancer. ♪ show me where to go >> where mayor tufts seems to shine is in his fishing expertise which became evident when he gave a rare interview recently. >> what's your favorite kind of bait? what do all the fish bite on out here? >> leeches, worms, minnows. >> what's your favorite kind of fish to catch? >> walleye, bass, muskie. >> who's better at fishing, you or your father? >> probably me. >> i saw you eating that quite a bit. could you describe what it tastes like? >> it tastes like fish poop. >> all right. so clearly, mayor tufts has already surpassed mayors mccheese as our favorite mayor ever but there is a political lesson here as well. when you stop to think about it, there are man
as you can see, mayor tufts adheres to theodore roosevelt's foreign policy ideology, at least carrying the big stick part. his duties include helping people cross the street and going for horsey rides. >> looks pretty safe. >> how long have you had that stick, mr. mayor? >> not long, but now i have it forever. ho howdie, partner! >> mayor tufts, as it turns out, it quite an accomplished singer and dancer. ♪ show me where to go >> where mayor tufts seems to shine...
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. >> we talked about get low, and we have four of the first foreign-policy is the first bush administration did was torpedoed the sunshine policy and then all of that effort. >> you are ignoring the fact that north korea lied to the administration. >> i will get there. under the framework there was an amazing move forward and everybody who was concerned with that said that. there was an agreement by the north koreans to start with plutonium. they cheated a bit of all the experts say that was manageable. until president bush, they kicked out and started nuclear testing. >> and violating their words to bill clinton. >> that is the timeline of what happened. there are experts who say -- >> if you don't negotiate, what do you do? pretend they don't exist and let them make threats and you don't reward them by giving them more energy? >> if they keep making more nuclear bombs -- >> president clinton's negotiations with north korea, they lied to president bush and now to president obama's credit, he started the negotiation. >> let me bring and laura, held captive for nearly five months until forme
. >> we talked about get low, and we have four of the first foreign-policy is the first bush administration did was torpedoed the sunshine policy and then all of that effort. >> you are ignoring the fact that north korea lied to the administration. >> i will get there. under the framework there was an amazing move forward and everybody who was concerned with that said that. there was an agreement by the north koreans to start with plutonium. they cheated a bit of all the...
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the book is entitled "the dispensable nation" american foreign policy in retreat, a powerful, powerful book. vali nasr is the author. thanks very much for coming in, congratulations on the new book. >> good to be with you. >>> the reason north korea's kim jong-un has backed off after weeks of threatening the u.s. did the obama administration play a role? [ female announcer ] the only patch for the treatment of mild to moderate alzheimer's disease is exelon patch. now with more treatment options, exelon patch may improve overall function and cognition. your loved one can get a free 30-day trial. and you can have access to nurses. it does not change how the disease progresses. hospitalization, and rarely death, have been reported from wearing more than one patch at a time. the most common side effects are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fall, loss of appetite or weight, application site redness, and urinary tract infection. the likelihood and severity of these side effects may increase as the dose increases or if patients weigh less than 110 pounds. people at risk for stomach ulcers who take
the book is entitled "the dispensable nation" american foreign policy in retreat, a powerful, powerful book. vali nasr is the author. thanks very much for coming in, congratulations on the new book. >> good to be with you. >>> the reason north korea's kim jong-un has backed off after weeks of threatening the u.s. did the obama administration play a role? [ female announcer ] the only patch for the treatment of mild to moderate alzheimer's disease is exelon patch. now...
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we have one of the first foreign policy themes that the bush administration policy did. was sort of torpedo the policy and end all of thattest there, and what happened? >> you are definitely -- >> wait, wait. i'll get there. under the '94 agreement of framework, there was a move forward. everyone said that. they could have had 100 bombs. they didn't. yes, they cheated a bit, but all the experts said it was manageable -- no, no, no. until president bush, he kicked out the iaea and they started nuclear testing. that is the timeline. >> is that george bush violating his word to bill clinton? violating a nuclear weapon? >> i'm merely saying that that is the timeline of what happened. >> if you don't negotiate, what do you do? just pretend they don't exist? >> you let them make their threats, you don't reward them by giving them more food. >> we're not going to stop them by negotiating. >> negotiations where north korea lied to the president -- president bush's negotiations, and now to president obama's credit he's stopped the negotiating. >> let me just bring in -- let me br
we have one of the first foreign policy themes that the bush administration policy did. was sort of torpedo the policy and end all of thattest there, and what happened? >> you are definitely -- >> wait, wait. i'll get there. under the '94 agreement of framework, there was a move forward. everyone said that. they could have had 100 bombs. they didn't. yes, they cheated a bit, but all the experts said it was manageable -- no, no, no. until president bush, he kicked out the iaea and...
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>> we have had from the outset of the administration a very strong group of foreign policy principles. and none of whom would be, quote unquote, drowned out. we have at the principals committee that i led here, you would have the vice president of the united states, joe biden, secretary clinton, general petraeus, leon panetta, bob gates before him, richard holbrook when he was with us. it was a very strong group of principals. and indeed one of the things that i am quite happy with over the last four and a half years is that we have not had the historical norm. the historical norm is that you have a tremendous amount of public conflict among very high-profile and strong-willed national security principals. we haven't had that in this administration, very little of that. the reason i think is, is that president obama has insisted that we run a process here where it's effective, views are heard and the president gets them directly. so i just think that's wrong. i think we've run a process here that has been fair, where the evidence is overwhelming that the principals thought that it was
>> we have had from the outset of the administration a very strong group of foreign policy principles. and none of whom would be, quote unquote, drowned out. we have at the principals committee that i led here, you would have the vice president of the united states, joe biden, secretary clinton, general petraeus, leon panetta, bob gates before him, richard holbrook when he was with us. it was a very strong group of principals. and indeed one of the things that i am quite happy with over...
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i think what i'd like to see though, more from maduro, a more innovative foreign policy. he was the foreign minister. in my personal view, he had a kind of retrograde foreign policy aligned to more of ba shash al asside and moammar gadfy. i think that discredited the left. what i'd like to see is much more innovative domestic policy. if anything, i think chavez did not go far enough. if anything, i mean chavez did not go far enough. for example, i think that the economic cooperatives, for example, that he established, very few people are aware that venezuela has the most rising and flourishing systems of economic cooperatives in the world. i think now in light of all the financial difficulties in the world and the like, workers are looking for alternatives, but i think on principle it's worth looking into these innovative solutions, particularly in light of the world financial crisis. >> aren't these innovative solutions that chavez had essentially all bank rolled by higher oil prices? >> yes. without the oil, none of this would be possible. >> the wonderful cooperative m
i think what i'd like to see though, more from maduro, a more innovative foreign policy. he was the foreign minister. in my personal view, he had a kind of retrograde foreign policy aligned to more of ba shash al asside and moammar gadfy. i think that discredited the left. what i'd like to see is much more innovative domestic policy. if anything, i think chavez did not go far enough. if anything, i mean chavez did not go far enough. for example, i think that the economic cooperatives, for...
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they' had several blunders on foreign policy issues. the most recent one is a failure for america to retaliate in some meaningful or symbolic way on the death of an american ambassador in benghazi. the. >> the george bush administration would have piled in there, blown things to pieces and exacted terrible retribution. that's the american way for a long time. is that the right way? would that created, however awful the incident of a death involving a death of an ambassador is, is it right that president obama says let's get this in con tex, let's not attack. wars are extremely costly, both financially and with the human loss of life. >> you just went from 0 to 60. what i'm saying is in 2000, 1999-2000. after 9/11, one of the things we learned from osama bin laden, the jihad dis and jaul kwr strongly emboldened when there was no response to the bombing of the u.s.s. cole. there was no response that demonstrated you can not do this to americans. >> what would you have done in benghazi in the aftermath. >> i'm not a general -- >> hang on.
they' had several blunders on foreign policy issues. the most recent one is a failure for america to retaliate in some meaningful or symbolic way on the death of an american ambassador in benghazi. the. >> the george bush administration would have piled in there, blown things to pieces and exacted terrible retribution. that's the american way for a long time. is that the right way? would that created, however awful the incident of a death involving a death of an ambassador is, is it right...
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unlike other foreign policy crisis, the clock is ticking. we know that president obama will have to deal with this one and probably this year. from the most urgent foreign policy issue to the most important, the relationship between the united states and china. how to prevent a new cold war when we come back. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. ♪ ooh baby, can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented probiotic that naturally helps maintain your digestive balance. try align to help retain a ba
unlike other foreign policy crisis, the clock is ticking. we know that president obama will have to deal with this one and probably this year. from the most urgent foreign policy issue to the most important, the relationship between the united states and china. how to prevent a new cold war when we come back. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from...
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. >> i think on foreign policy, he clearly differs from republicans on foreign policy. but if he defines himself as a republican, he will get a nomination, but clearly that's not the case. he is choosing to spend political capital on this nomination. there are other things, refusing to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization, something that 88 senators signed a letter on. he was one of 12 who refused to sign. there are multiple positions like that which the american public will get to see, the senate will get to ask him questions about, and there are left-wing groups that are against him. even though he apologized about his comments about gays. this is a time where the military is reintegrating, they're getting rid of don't ask don't tell. there are hundreds, maybe thousands of military men and women who have been dishonorably discharged over time -- >> he has said that his apology is enough. are there really going to be a bunch of republican senators attacking him for his position on gays. >> did anyone seriously think the obama administration because it has ch
. >> i think on foreign policy, he clearly differs from republicans on foreign policy. but if he defines himself as a republican, he will get a nomination, but clearly that's not the case. he is choosing to spend political capital on this nomination. there are other things, refusing to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization, something that 88 senators signed a letter on. he was one of 12 who refused to sign. there are multiple positions like that which the american public will...
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policy. san lee ando keeps it for a year irs once they have the location of your plate and where you were on that date and time, that they scanned your plate, they can see where you work, who you associate with, where you pray, where you're going to the doctor, and they can learn quite a lot about you. >> in order to have a discussion about something like this, people have to know what's happening. >> reporter: police tell us the technology is only been official against crime suspects, but some say there needs to be more transparency and limits to what information can be gathered and stored on citizens doing nor more than driving their cars. dan simon, cnn, san leandro, california. >>> just 45ed, the reverend jesse jackson and cofounder of the new york city tea party, david webb, they're both here and will join us in a serious dexwat on florida's stand your ground laws. i'm the next american success story. working for a company where over seventy-five percent of store management started as ho
policy. san lee ando keeps it for a year irs once they have the location of your plate and where you were on that date and time, that they scanned your plate, they can see where you work, who you associate with, where you pray, where you're going to the doctor, and they can learn quite a lot about you. >> in order to have a discussion about something like this, people have to know what's happening. >> reporter: police tell us the technology is only been official against crime...
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foreign policy begins at home. revitalizing the american economy and revitalizing the american education. what do you think is the key here? if you are talking about obama spending political capital? >> two things. one is immigration reform which helps in many areas. the other is beginning to talk about getting us on a fiscal trajectory we can sutastain. talking about entitlements in a way we can do something about it. a moment where you can do something about them. you can't do something right now about the palestinian issue. you can do something about immigration reform. gun control is down the road, but you can talk about it so memb maybe in a year or two you can get something done. he has to have an honest conversation with the american people that we are basically on unsustainable trajectory and what he has to do is prepare people for the fact that we have to make some changes. we can't sustain this approach to medicare, in particular, to medical spending. 18% of our gdp. this is unsustainable, unless we do so
foreign policy begins at home. revitalizing the american economy and revitalizing the american education. what do you think is the key here? if you are talking about obama spending political capital? >> two things. one is immigration reform which helps in many areas. the other is beginning to talk about getting us on a fiscal trajectory we can sutastain. talking about entitlements in a way we can do something about it. a moment where you can do something about them. you can't do something...
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policy, his father's adviser, brent scokroft, and afghanistan, as well. >> all those moments you go through, sounds like there's bits and pieces, fragments in dallas for the public to see. sally quinn, thank you so much for joining me. >>> coming up next, the boston bombing suspect had another city on their list. as we have learned just in the last hour officially, new york and specially times square. much more on that. new details we're learning today next. [ engine sputtering ] [ male announcer ] engine light on? come to meineke now for a free code scan read and you'll say...my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> it is the red line that could mean boots on the ground in syria. today u.s. officials saying there is evidence the syrian government has used sarin gas as a chemical weapon on its own people. >> i think there was that caveat in the letter, which i think is important, and i'm sorry to say may give them an out for not acting in a decisive fashion, because if they all agreed and they concluded it, then the president would have to act, because he has repeatedly described it as
policy, his father's adviser, brent scokroft, and afghanistan, as well. >> all those moments you go through, sounds like there's bits and pieces, fragments in dallas for the public to see. sally quinn, thank you so much for joining me. >>> coming up next, the boston bombing suspect had another city on their list. as we have learned just in the last hour officially, new york and specially times square. much more on that. new details we're learning today next. [ engine sputtering ]...
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hillary clinton is releasing a new one next year supposedly all about foreign policy. her time in foggy bottom. while it does not yet have a title a lot of people think it might as well be called hey i'm running in 2016. guys, this thing comes out june, 2014, when it is due. so the book tour, july, august, september right up to the mid terms and then after the mid terms decisions will be made. coincidence? >> no. look, she has really been an incredible public servant. had a front row seat. the capture of bin laden. the arab spring. there is no question this is going to be a best seller and of course she has time still to plot out a presidential campaign if she chooses to run. >> it is impeccable timing is it not? >> it is. she'll cash in majorly and make a fortune on a this book. she got $8 million on the last one. it is also consistent with someone going to the private sect and maximizing their buying power but also consistent with her keeping her options open. doesn't mean she has to run but if she does it will be very convenient. if the book is interesting and candi
hillary clinton is releasing a new one next year supposedly all about foreign policy. her time in foggy bottom. while it does not yet have a title a lot of people think it might as well be called hey i'm running in 2016. guys, this thing comes out june, 2014, when it is due. so the book tour, july, august, september right up to the mid terms and then after the mid terms decisions will be made. coincidence? >> no. look, she has really been an incredible public servant. had a front row...
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foreign policy. and not -- and using all of his credibility to play a political game. and so if he's going to use that credibility to use a political game, he makes. himself a target. >> and i said to mattzie, i kind of challenges him over the phone saying beak, wolf, look even if he was in public and he was saying these things rather loudly, was his conversation, what gave you the right to do that. he said basically you don't have an expectation of privacy. he was being the loud guy on the train. he felt he was justified in doing it. >> next time he should go into the quiet car. you take the acela from washington 0 new york, nothing noise allowed an. >> if they were, it would have been worse. >> he did take a picture with him and hayden. they're both from pittsburgh. >> hayden offered him an interview. mattzie said i'm not a journalist. i don't know if they'd have that moment now after this all this fallout. >> you're going to have a lot more later on this story. generating some buzz out there. thanks very much for that. brian todd. is there any hope for what is calle
foreign policy. and not -- and using all of his credibility to play a political game. and so if he's going to use that credibility to use a political game, he makes. himself a target. >> and i said to mattzie, i kind of challenges him over the phone saying beak, wolf, look even if he was in public and he was saying these things rather loudly, was his conversation, what gave you the right to do that. he said basically you don't have an expectation of privacy. he was being the loud guy on...
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and today we'll hear him talk about how he's addressing foreign policy by pressing turkey for more discussions and working out where the u.s. and turkey stand on action with the rebels in syria and transitional government there. so the message is we're working on the serious matters of government, not on the silly scandals. but, you know, that's their view. americans are no longer viewing these scandals as just silly. it's also the substantive stuff the president has to really face head-on. >> jessica, thanks for that. jessica yellin standing by as we await the president and prime minister erdogan. >> our wolf blitzer is joining us from washington to talk more about that. wolf, second term is pretty tough. i remember we shared the experience of covering president clinton, much of his second term agenda squashed by the monica lowinski scandal. so the problems that the obama administration are facing right now different in nature, but does this president risk becoming weighed down with these scandals and not able to get his agenda back on the table like immigration reform, fiscal issues, educati
and today we'll hear him talk about how he's addressing foreign policy by pressing turkey for more discussions and working out where the u.s. and turkey stand on action with the rebels in syria and transitional government there. so the message is we're working on the serious matters of government, not on the silly scandals. but, you know, that's their view. americans are no longer viewing these scandals as just silly. it's also the substantive stuff the president has to really face head-on....
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chuck schumer is a guy that understands foreign policy and when it is political and when it's not. when chuck schumer comes out and as adamant as he is today on this saying this is a bad deal for america, we are rewarding bad behavior, the president's foreign policy right now is out to see, look at iran and how they react to this. they are celebrating this in the streets because they know that today was a massive victory for the president of iran and america is the one played in this all because barack obama want to come back and say, i had some sort of victory because my poll numbers are low and obama care is a disaster? again, look at this -- >> that is so ridiculous -- that is so ridiculous to think that this deal came about because obama care has been the roll-out of obama care has not been great. that's just ridiculous. >> we've got to go. we have to cut it there. this is a good first step. and not the last of the debate. nice to see you, ben. good to see you, maria. >> thank you, martin. you too. >> are they or aren't they? for the very first time, the vatican put on public d
chuck schumer is a guy that understands foreign policy and when it is political and when it's not. when chuck schumer comes out and as adamant as he is today on this saying this is a bad deal for america, we are rewarding bad behavior, the president's foreign policy right now is out to see, look at iran and how they react to this. they are celebrating this in the streets because they know that today was a massive victory for the president of iran and america is the one played in this all...
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. >> reporter: a number of presidents in their second terms have focused heavily on foreign policy and now that mr. obama has begun the job of replacing his outgoing secretaries of state and defense and the director of the cia, he'll have new faces to work with on his foreign policy team. joe johns, cnn, washington. >>> well, most people who come to washington for president obama's second inauguration are happy just to be able to witness history. >>> but some visitors want a little bit more, like monogrammed pillow cases and a 24-hour butler. who wouldn't want that? you can get it all for a price. we'll tell you about it when we come back. d. earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. [ both ] 2% back on groceries. [ all ] 3% on gas. no hoops to jump through. i earn more cash back on the things i buy the most. [ woman ] it's as easy as... one! -two. -[ all ] three! [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. apply online or at a bank of america near you. are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us t
. >> reporter: a number of presidents in their second terms have focused heavily on foreign policy and now that mr. obama has begun the job of replacing his outgoing secretaries of state and defense and the director of the cia, he'll have new faces to work with on his foreign policy team. joe johns, cnn, washington. >>> well, most people who come to washington for president obama's second inauguration are happy just to be able to witness history. >>> but some visitors...
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i'm no fan of this president's foreign policy. alan and i tend to disagree on lots of other topics, most the time alan's on the president's side on those topics when we disagree. so i'm not this president's great defender. but listen, our country is a lot bigger than the political debate we're going through right now. i believe this is in our national security interest. i think it is vital we strike. clearly our allies in the region like israel are asking us to, so it's important the president does make the case. >> congressman grayson, you know, one of the things that henry ford liked to say was that if we always listen to the people, we would be riding faster horses right now. we would have never discovered cars. the public's not always right, are they? >> the public has the right to decide when this country goes to war. >> congress, i thought you said, has the right to decide when the country goes to war. >> we're supposed to act as representatives and that's why you're seeing such a -- [ speaking simultaneously ] >> can i fini
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in terms of legal obligations and foreign policy with our allies around the world. they relied in good faith on the requests they made. and they -- you know, chinese authorities let them slip away. to your point, he is -- snowden has released some things and additionally released classified information as it suited him while he was on the run, and not accidentally, about spying on hong kong or spying on russia. and so we've got to presume he's got additional material that he's not yet publicly released. the intelligence community will absolutely assume that he has released everything in his possession to the chinese intelligence services, to the russian intelligence services. as part of their damage assessment of just how bad the snowden activity is. >> but in terms of that, the snow den government would want to do the same thing? >> they would want the information in his possession. it's a balance, you're balancing what is the intelligence value. you want to get maximum intelligence value, anything in his possession. you want to minimize the political fallout. chin
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get out ahead of a policy that quite frankly the white house has been behind for a very long time. >> we've been airing some sounds from syria's deputy foreign minister faisal al mekdad who told fred pleitgen these are a declaration of war on their country and he says syria will retaliate. do you fear this will expand, turn into a regional war? that is what so many people in the neighborhood are so concerned about. >> well, syria certainly could. but it would be a very rapid way to end their regime and in a way they probably wouldn't like. the israeli military advantage is substantial. syria's military capabilities are, in fact, good. now, there are a lot of things that syria can do. but this is very important. israel has hit syria over the years a number of times. syria says something of this every time and in the end they don't do much of anything because it would expose their relative weakness. >> tan will you tabler, thank you very much for joining us. >> ahead on "starting point" the days of shopping online and avoiding a sales tax could they be over? why congress wants you to st
get out ahead of a policy that quite frankly the white house has been behind for a very long time. >> we've been airing some sounds from syria's deputy foreign minister faisal al mekdad who told fred pleitgen these are a declaration of war on their country and he says syria will retaliate. do you fear this will expand, turn into a regional war? that is what so many people in the neighborhood are so concerned about. >> well, syria certainly could. but it would be a very rapid way to...
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even though as we americans may at many times disagree on matters of foreign policy, we share a profound respect and rev rans for the men and women of our military and we are united in our determination to comfort the families of the fallen and to care for those who wear the uniform of the united states. [ applause ] >> on the flight back from russia, after negotiating with cruise chef, president kennedy secretary found a small slip of paper on which the president written something. i know there is a god. and i see a storm coming. if he has a place for me, i believe i am ready. no one can be completely ready for this office. but america needs leaders who are willing to face the storm head on even as they pray for god's strength and wisdom, they can do what they believe is right. that's what the leaders with whom i share this stage have all done. that's what president george w. bush chose to do. that's why i am honored to be part of today's celebration. mr. president, for your service, for your courage, for your love of country, thank you very much. for all the citizens of the united stat
even though as we americans may at many times disagree on matters of foreign policy, we share a profound respect and rev rans for the men and women of our military and we are united in our determination to comfort the families of the fallen and to care for those who wear the uniform of the united states. [ applause ] >> on the flight back from russia, after negotiating with cruise chef, president kennedy secretary found a small slip of paper on which the president written something. i...
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in the foreign policy in the middle east. but at the moment, a syrian problem, of course, iran's own nuclear program. is this meeting going to happen? well, we'll get more of an idea after tuesday when president rouhani meets with the french president. still many questioning how sincere is this friendliness from iran are or they stalling for more time, though, chris? >> something you have to entertain, you have to stick by your old friends, also in kenya, have you to have a broader net. >> it comes down to that trust. mouch how much can you trust? actions speak louder than words. >> such a big clang in the year. the iranians against everything american and pro american. now suddenly everyone befriends. a lot of specks. >> trust, but verify. >> flying in more than one scenario. thanks, great to see you. >>> coming up next on "if you day," the possible government shutdown quickly approaching little if any progress over the weekend as members of congress point blame. our political gut check coming up after the break. >> the emmy
in the foreign policy in the middle east. but at the moment, a syrian problem, of course, iran's own nuclear program. is this meeting going to happen? well, we'll get more of an idea after tuesday when president rouhani meets with the french president. still many questioning how sincere is this friendliness from iran are or they stalling for more time, though, chris? >> something you have to entertain, you have to stick by your old friends, also in kenya, have you to have a broader net....
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policy challenge looms in syria. >> i think it would be adequate for him to send a very firm message, perhaps in the form of a few cruise missiles. >> reporter: but republican senator john mccain labeled the white house response so far a tragedy. >> the president has avoided involvement in syria, much to the shame and disgrace of the united states of america. >> is this an accurate or inaccurate portrayal of how the president has been handling? >> we strongly disagree with those comments. the fact of the matter is, jumping to conclusions and acting before you have all the facts is not a good recipe for weighty policy decision making. >> reporter: and white house aides argue the administration has taken significant steps, including tens of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid to the syrian people and distance to the opposition, but what happens next, arm the rebels, a no-fly zone to protect them? the president won't rule anything out except, it seems, u.s. troops on the ground. >> i do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in syria, american boots on the ground in syr
policy challenge looms in syria. >> i think it would be adequate for him to send a very firm message, perhaps in the form of a few cruise missiles. >> reporter: but republican senator john mccain labeled the white house response so far a tragedy. >> the president has avoided involvement in syria, much to the shame and disgrace of the united states of america. >> is this an accurate or inaccurate portrayal of how the president has been handling? >> we strongly...
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i'm a fan of president obama's foreign policy in general but this is not the finest hour. >> good to see you. >> good to see you. >> thanks very much. >>> who really has the upper hand in syria's tug-of-war. going head-to-head. the humble back seat. we believe it can be the most valuable real estate on earth. ♪ that's why we designed the subaru forester from the back seat forward. the intelligently designed, responsibly built, completely restyled subaru forester. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. man: [ laughs ] those look like baby steps now. but they were some pretty good moves. and the best move of all? having the right partner at my side. it's so much better that way. [ male announcer ] have the right partner at your side. consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. when you do what i do, iyou think about risk.. i don't like the ups and downs of the market, but i can't just sit on my cash. i want to be prepared for the long haul. ishares minimum volatility etf
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candidate bush promised humble foreign policy. it would be focused on latin america. and then you step across the threshold and you are on september 11th. you see the towers, the bull horn the president had. and you see a twisted piece of steel, right in the middle of that room, and you are reminded of how in a flash on that crisp september morning this presidency changed. as you take a few more steps, you see pictures of saddam hussein and the statue coming down in baghdad. you see how the president rallied the country after 9/11, and you step into what became the biggest controversy with katrina of his administration, the decision to go from all that 9/11 popularity into what became such an unpopular war in iraq. >> it's fascinating he was being adviced to declare an insurrection. >> you talk about a lot of different subjects. including the different intentions among his white house team. is our business. we've reduced taxes and lowered costs to save businesses more than two billion dollars to grow jobs, cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty year
candidate bush promised humble foreign policy. it would be focused on latin america. and then you step across the threshold and you are on september 11th. you see the towers, the bull horn the president had. and you see a twisted piece of steel, right in the middle of that room, and you are reminded of how in a flash on that crisp september morning this presidency changed. as you take a few more steps, you see pictures of saddam hussein and the statue coming down in baghdad. you see how the...
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policy in retreat." vali, thanks very much. this so-called red line that the president has drawn, that they used chemical weapons against their own people. here's what the president said today. listen to this. >> we've got to do everything we can to investigate, and establish with some certainty what exactly has happened in syria, what is happening in syria. we will use all the assets and resources that we have at our disposal. we'll work with the neighboring countries to establish a clear baseline of facts. and we've also called on the united nations to investigate. >> so what do you make of this, vali? >> the president is very deliberate in thinking about whether or not he's going to punish the assad regime for using chemical weapons. there's a lot on the line. if it's proved the chemical weapons were used, the united states would have to act militarily to punish the regime. if it doesn't do that, its credibility is at stake. it's important what the president didn't say. he did not show a road map as t
policy in retreat." vali, thanks very much. this so-called red line that the president has drawn, that they used chemical weapons against their own people. here's what the president said today. listen to this. >> we've got to do everything we can to investigate, and establish with some certainty what exactly has happened in syria, what is happening in syria. we will use all the assets and resources that we have at our disposal. we'll work with the neighboring countries to establish a...
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also joining us is vice president of defense and foreign policy studies at the cato institute. former commander in chief of the u.s. central command. appreciate all of you being with us. the chairman of the joint chiefs, general dempsey said there was no military down side to waiting until congress returned to session next week to take action. do you agree with that? >> i do. i think it was just covered in your piece. the targeting is ongoing, the assets are there to follow any actions he may take to move targets. there are plenty of fixed targets that can't be moved, i don't think it's a problem for the military to do major damage to the syrian forces when the time comes. even if it's later. >> and general, what's your biggest concern about this military action? what are the things you're looking at that would concern you most as a planner? >> well, i tell you, let me tell you what my concern is, it's way bigger than just this act. we're at a point in time in our history where we needed to decide what our power and purpose is in the world. ever since the collapse of the soviet
also joining us is vice president of defense and foreign policy studies at the cato institute. former commander in chief of the u.s. central command. appreciate all of you being with us. the chairman of the joint chiefs, general dempsey said there was no military down side to waiting until congress returned to session next week to take action. do you agree with that? >> i do. i think it was just covered in your piece. the targeting is ongoing, the assets are there to follow any actions he...
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he was the architect of the worst foreign policy disaster of our generation. asking him about the future on foreign policy especially much less anything else, i mean, this guy in my opinion, frankly, i think dick cheney -- i'm one american who thinks dick cheney is actually a bad person. >> oh. so patricia, on the other hand, you can't really alienate your base either, and the republicans know that. they have to hang on to their base as well as attract new people to the matter. dick cheney is still much admired among core republicans, right? >> the reason dick cheney is the right person for them to hear prosecute is that republicans still respect dick cheney. you know, the reason that he is the wrong person to hear from in terms of policy going forward is that he is a 72-year-old white man. they are doing just fine with 72-year-old white men among the republican party, and they're losing national elections. it feels right now about a party that is all about the past. when rand paul was talking about the virtues of the republican party, he was talking about the
he was the architect of the worst foreign policy disaster of our generation. asking him about the future on foreign policy especially much less anything else, i mean, this guy in my opinion, frankly, i think dick cheney -- i'm one american who thinks dick cheney is actually a bad person. >> oh. so patricia, on the other hand, you can't really alienate your base either, and the republicans know that. they have to hang on to their base as well as attract new people to the matter. dick...
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policy chief. so we will also have that coming up. and our jim acosta reporting from the white house quoting as i'm looking here a senior administration official who gives this outline of the deal. that it will halt progress of all nuclear programs, including iraq. that -- that is the name, it's not iraq the country but the name of a heavy water nuclear reactor that is still in the building stage. so we'll have to see what it stops. it halts progress of that and neutralizes the 20% stockpile and that is where they try to enrich the uranium 20%. that's what you need for building nuclear weapons and provide for intrusive inspections. there is no recognition of iran's right to enrich uranium. that was very important to the iranians. we'll see how that worked out. the u.s. doesn't recognize anybody's right to enrich uranium which is needed for nuclear weapons. sanctions still enforced. we do know that some have been passed by congress so the president couldn't agree to that any way. it will be interest
policy chief. so we will also have that coming up. and our jim acosta reporting from the white house quoting as i'm looking here a senior administration official who gives this outline of the deal. that it will halt progress of all nuclear programs, including iraq. that -- that is the name, it's not iraq the country but the name of a heavy water nuclear reactor that is still in the building stage. so we'll have to see what it stops. it halts progress of that and neutralizes the 20% stockpile...
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>> it's a pillar of american foreign policy in modern times in both democratic and republican presidents we don't stick our nose in other people's business in theory except when it presents a danger to national security or goes over a certain line of conscience. >> does syria cross that line? >> for a lot of people it does but on the other hand they say i hate what the syrian forces have done to women and children but i'm not prepared to send my son or grandson into that snake pit at the time. >> that may well be because of the backlash from iraq and afghanistan where americans seen endless troops getting killed and civilians and no apparent victory at the end. >> exactly. >> the thing about military conflict, to the public and indeed to the military, you better see a win at the end of the operation. >> no question. all right, in the background, let not forget that the american people at large, not everybody, believed they were misled, lied to to get us into iraq. >> i don't trust that phrase he has weapons of mass destruction because they have been conned once about that. >> exactly. it
>> it's a pillar of american foreign policy in modern times in both democratic and republican presidents we don't stick our nose in other people's business in theory except when it presents a danger to national security or goes over a certain line of conscience. >> does syria cross that line? >> for a lot of people it does but on the other hand they say i hate what the syrian forces have done to women and children but i'm not prepared to send my son or grandson into that snake...
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but certainly there is a feeling that the modalities of conducting foreign policy and that kind of business are changing since the nsa revelations. particularly since snowden's revelations. there's much less reliance on what people used to do to get information than there was before these revelations. one thing that's being suggested is let's put on ice the euus trade discussions and all of that. now, on the more life and death issues, such as terror, there are, for instance, in britain, the prime minister has been saying, listen, much of -- you know, rather than attacking our what he called brave spies and people who are actually, you know, gathering intelligence, we should be thanking them for keeping us safe. so there is a real sort of dilemma about the quality of what's being leaked. what are the really important things that many governments feel that they absolutely need to be able to do in a certain amount of secrecy in order to protect lives and protect against attacks. >> and since you mentioned it, we should let our viewers know, that in about 21 minutes from now, david cameron is
but certainly there is a feeling that the modalities of conducting foreign policy and that kind of business are changing since the nsa revelations. particularly since snowden's revelations. there's much less reliance on what people used to do to get information than there was before these revelations. one thing that's being suggested is let's put on ice the euus trade discussions and all of that. now, on the more life and death issues, such as terror, there are, for instance, in britain, the...
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like he did just two weeks ago during a major foreign policy speech at national defense university. >> now, this is part of free speech, is you being able to speak, but also you listening. and me being able to speak. all right? >> reporter: a softer touch, maybe, than michelle's tough talk. but today the white house gave her performance a rave review. >> it's my personal opinion that she handled it brilliantly. >> reporter: president obama has been saying for years that michelle obama is one tough cookie. but this fund-raiser is one of the first times that americans really got to see it. erin mcpike, cnn, washington. >> well, few people know what makes the president and first lady tick better than my next guest, jody cantor of the "new york times" has written a book on it, "the obama's" she joins us tonight. i don't recall seeing a first lady being heckled before and the first lady's response was interesting. what do you make of how she handled herself? >> the funny thing is, this has happened to michelle obama before. not in this role. but a few weeks after she started her job at uni
like he did just two weeks ago during a major foreign policy speech at national defense university. >> now, this is part of free speech, is you being able to speak, but also you listening. and me being able to speak. all right? >> reporter: a softer touch, maybe, than michelle's tough talk. but today the white house gave her performance a rave review. >> it's my personal opinion that she handled it brilliantly. >> reporter: president obama has been saying for years that...
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policy towards afghanistan, especially one involving the cash relationship with the afghan government. >>> and senator bob corker of tennessee is joining us right now, the ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee. thanks very much for coming in. >> wolf, always good to be with you. >> the last time you and i spoke, you were pretty outraged about these reports that the cia over the years have been providing bundles, bags full of hamid karzai the afghan leader so he could distribute that money, do with it what he wants. you wanted an explanation from the president. you wrote to him. you got no explanation. on tuesday you wrote another let center saying these secret payments lack any kind of accountability, encourage the kind of corruption we're trying to prevent in afghanistan and further undermine u.s. taxpayers' confidence in our government. since my original letter president karzai has claimed that the he was assured the payments will continue. have you received any reaction, any word yet from the administration about these bundles of cash? >> well, wolf, two days ago
policy towards afghanistan, especially one involving the cash relationship with the afghan government. >>> and senator bob corker of tennessee is joining us right now, the ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee. thanks very much for coming in. >> wolf, always good to be with you. >> the last time you and i spoke, you were pretty outraged about these reports that the cia over the years have been providing bundles, bags full of hamid karzai the afghan leader...
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obama also covered big foreign policy issues including the iranian threat and the civil war in syria. cnn's john king is live in jerusalem with the latest. john, all seemed very maty and chummy. but underneath all that, what is the reality of the state of the relationship between america and israel right now? >> reporter: there's no question, piers, obvious to the world, not just to these two leaders, they've had a frosty and unfriendly relationship. president obama is left of center, believes the prime minister netanyahu has said some things he finds insulting or didn't like. prime minister netanyahu right of center, supported romney in the last presidential election, has at times stopped at president obama, my language, doesn't get it. both of these guys just won elections. they are in the words of a top american official the other day, stuck with each other. and it's very crystal clear today, both of them have decided to try to turn a new page. are they going to be best friends, i think not. but are they going to be better friends? today it appeared they're going to at least try at
obama also covered big foreign policy issues including the iranian threat and the civil war in syria. cnn's john king is live in jerusalem with the latest. john, all seemed very maty and chummy. but underneath all that, what is the reality of the state of the relationship between america and israel right now? >> reporter: there's no question, piers, obvious to the world, not just to these two leaders, they've had a frosty and unfriendly relationship. president obama is left of center,...
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he's a guy with really foreign policy chops. and someone, frankly, who hasn't been afraid to depart from his party when he thought they were wrong. obviously, he took a very public stance. against the republican orthodox on the iraq war back when very few republicans were doing it. i've only about had seven days to look at him so far, so i'm going to take my time to research his record and look at his positions and do all the due diligence i need to do. but i like this pick. i think he's someone the president trusts. i understand some of the concerns that are being raised, but let's be clear, president obama is only picking someone who's going to support his position on israel, which is a strong position in support of that special relationship, and someone who's going to make sure that his secretary of defense implements strongly the nation's policy on gaze in tys in the mi. and i know chuck hagel will do both of those things. >> first, let me play a chunk of what lindsey graham had to say because it was very lindsey graham-esqu
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i think that will be a question if there is a legacy on foreign policy other than the important moment of taking on -- >> it lets us take note in a way of the way the first family has lived their life in the white house, one thing that you noted is that the obamas like to go out to restaurants and eat out as opposed to the bushes who entertained inside the white house. how does that change the washington scene, do you think? >> i think there's almost been less of that, too. as time went on, there was a newness when they moved into their new city and their new community and they wanted to get out and about and be seen as members of our community family here in washington. but the reality is, it does get very hard to make the movements outside of the white house to disrupt the flow of traffic. although, it is an exciting moment, you know, from time to time when they are able to do that. so, i think, you know, the way you live your life before you came here is the way you try to live your life when you are here. >> you worked very closely with laura bush. >> i did. >> i'm just curious, th
i think that will be a question if there is a legacy on foreign policy other than the important moment of taking on -- >> it lets us take note in a way of the way the first family has lived their life in the white house, one thing that you noted is that the obamas like to go out to restaurants and eat out as opposed to the bushes who entertained inside the white house. how does that change the washington scene, do you think? >> i think there's almost been less of that, too. as time...
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policy in that regard whether he'll get completely get there or not, i don't know. but he certainly has moved it. >> david, let's go back for a minute here. let's be for real. fidel castro was financially supporting the anc when the u.s. and other world powers were shunning them, some considered them a terrorist group. at some point the u.s. was not on the right side of history when it came to south africa. it is very fitting you have cuba's leader front and center, speen a speaking role there. is it possible there could be recness of cuba's role at that time that could alter perhaps the way the united states sees cuba today? >> i'm not sure i'd go that far, but i do think that any son mandela in his early years depended heavily upon a number of people we found odious in the united states, including moma gadhafi. if he'd been alive today, perhaps he would have spoken, as well. it speaks to the mandela journey that in the beginning he was regarded by the west, i about the united states, by britain, by margaret thatcher as a terrorist. but as we've learned over time,
policy in that regard whether he'll get completely get there or not, i don't know. but he certainly has moved it. >> david, let's go back for a minute here. let's be for real. fidel castro was financially supporting the anc when the u.s. and other world powers were shunning them, some considered them a terrorist group. at some point the u.s. was not on the right side of history when it came to south africa. it is very fitting you have cuba's leader front and center, speen a speaking role...
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he basically gave a laundry list of complaints about american foreign policy in the muslim world. we asked him to clarify did this mean a war against american soldiers or american civilians. he sort of said american soldiers were the primary target. american civilians got in the way, that was their problem. >> he said that in his mind, the united states was as weak as the former soviet union. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> and eventually, the united states if it was subjected to enough violent pressure would pull out of the middle east and basically he would get his wish. >> what are your future plans? [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> can we get a couple still pictures now? some photographs? >> the impact of the interview at the time was, i would say, pretty muted. it didn't get a lot of play because at the time, of course, he hadn't really done anything. imagine if in 1937 the japanese army had gone on nbc or rko to say hey, we are planning to attack the united states, pearl harbor might have turned out differently. these guys repeatedly said publicly we are planning
he basically gave a laundry list of complaints about american foreign policy in the muslim world. we asked him to clarify did this mean a war against american soldiers or american civilians. he sort of said american soldiers were the primary target. american civilians got in the way, that was their problem. >> he said that in his mind, the united states was as weak as the former soviet union. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> and eventually, the united states if it was subjected...
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foreign policy. and so while the politicians are fighting, they continue to fight, the diplomats appear to have found common ground on syria. the secretary of state, john kerry, and russian's foreign minister have agreed and they've reached an agreement to help syria hand over its chemical weapons, to avoid a u.s. strike, but won't do much to end the civil war. want to go to our senior international correspondent matthew chance, he's covering the talks in geneva, switzerland, what have they decided on now? >> reporter: well, the russians and the americans don't often see eye to eye on the issue of syria's chemical weapons, they do now appear to be speaking with one voice. it was just less than a week ago that president obama was lobbying congress about the possibility of military strikes against syria. now the emphasis is very much on diplomacy. it was this appalling chemical attack on the outskirts of damascus last month, killing over 1,000 people that has finally brought moscow and washington toget
foreign policy. and so while the politicians are fighting, they continue to fight, the diplomats appear to have found common ground on syria. the secretary of state, john kerry, and russian's foreign minister have agreed and they've reached an agreement to help syria hand over its chemical weapons, to avoid a u.s. strike, but won't do much to end the civil war. want to go to our senior international correspondent matthew chance, he's covering the talks in geneva, switzerland, what have they...
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. >> i think from a foreign policy standpoint, the attention torn back to the middle east. it just will. my prediction is that we'll have the domestic fights but i think on the danger front i think sort of what the arab spring evolves in to, we don't know and it's a big x factor. >> what we're waiting for. grambling university marching band. lynyrd skynyrd performing. do you like him? >> sure. i don't know that i'm quite as enthusiastic about the music as you are but -- >> very enthusiastic. >> for those that don't know, wolf once had a band called the monkeys before the monkees. >> that's right. >> we have to tie him to the chair and waiting for the president and the vice president speaking at the candle light celebration. let's go to a break with grambling university and the marching band. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from t
. >> i think from a foreign policy standpoint, the attention torn back to the middle east. it just will. my prediction is that we'll have the domestic fights but i think on the danger front i think sort of what the arab spring evolves in to, we don't know and it's a big x factor. >> what we're waiting for. grambling university marching band. lynyrd skynyrd performing. do you like him? >> sure. i don't know that i'm quite as enthusiastic about the music as you are but --...
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they don't necessarily like what it's doing on foreign policy. you can't blame people for being paranoid about this. the truth is, it's illegal to create a national gun registry. nobody wants to create a national gun registry. they require background checks for all gun purchases and effectively keep lists of people who have passed the background checks. nobody in california has come to take way guns. they had record gun sales this year. >> larry, on "60 minutes" they talked to some of the families whose children died in newtown. last night on "60 minutes," a woman spoke about her daughter. she had a son and daughter at the school. she talked about the moment when they were looking and trying to find her daughter. so let me just play that for you for a moment. >> i got a text from jimmy. i have isaiah but i don't have lidia. so i was driving with my friend back to sandy hook and i just kept texting jimmy every 10 or 15 seconds on a question mark. and then anna? then anna xplamatiexclamation p. i don't understand why we didn't have anna. >> we know
they don't necessarily like what it's doing on foreign policy. you can't blame people for being paranoid about this. the truth is, it's illegal to create a national gun registry. nobody wants to create a national gun registry. they require background checks for all gun purchases and effectively keep lists of people who have passed the background checks. nobody in california has come to take way guns. they had record gun sales this year. >> larry, on "60 minutes" they talked to...
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. >>> a major shuffle in the president's foreign policy team. jessica yellin is told that tom donilon will be resigning and replaced by susan rice, ambassador to the united nations. they don't require senate confirmation, problematic when rice's name float for a cabinet position. and rice's replacement looks like it will be samantha powers, a former white house aide and harvard professional. >>> and kathleen sebelius is asking lawmakers to set aside a policy that makes it difficult for a child to get an adult lung. changing it could push others lower on the list. sebelius ordered a policy review. but any change could take up to two years. >> following all kinds of extreme weather across the country. let's get you up to speed now. authorities now believe a tree that fell on the power lines may have sparked a wildfire burning in new mexico. it has scorched more than 86 miles so far. a levee breach forced evacuation in missouri. and in south carolina, a chicken farm was damaged from a tornado. and 19 people killed in oklahoma in last friday's storm
. >>> a major shuffle in the president's foreign policy team. jessica yellin is told that tom donilon will be resigning and replaced by susan rice, ambassador to the united nations. they don't require senate confirmation, problematic when rice's name float for a cabinet position. and rice's replacement looks like it will be samantha powers, a former white house aide and harvard professional. >>> and kathleen sebelius is asking lawmakers to set aside a policy that makes it...
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elise, when you study to be a foreign policy journalist, i am sure you had dennis rodman in mind. >> speed dial. >> that's right. and no doubt jay carney also had dennis rodman in mind when he's talking about diplomacy. he was asked about rodman at the press conference a few minutes ago. >> north korea ought to be focusing on its own citizens and opportunities to improve their lives and the united states has channels of communications directly and those are the channels we choose to imemploem. >> does it seem the mrks is administration is upset about the trip? >> they are pretty much ignoring the trip, dismissing it all together. privately, officials are mortified that not only is dennis rodman the only u.s., only american that has gotten to lay eyes on kim jong-un, but basically, that they're being asked by us and a lot of other journalists, are you debriefing dennis rodman? they say we're not going to talk to the worm about north korea, but it highlights the fact that the u.s. and north korea have zero relations. in the period since president obama took office, north korea has laun
elise, when you study to be a foreign policy journalist, i am sure you had dennis rodman in mind. >> speed dial. >> that's right. and no doubt jay carney also had dennis rodman in mind when he's talking about diplomacy. he was asked about rodman at the press conference a few minutes ago. >> north korea ought to be focusing on its own citizens and opportunities to improve their lives and the united states has channels of communications directly and those are the channels we...
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policy regret in not intervening in rwanda -- >> susan rice. >> who will be president obama's national security adviser coming up. it will be interesting to see if we have this shuttle shift. bill clinton i think is also always good at riding a wave of policy. when things move, he know when is they're moving. and i think they were kind of already moving anyway. >> i want to turn to some controversy on the hill this week. during a how judiciary hearing on a bill, representative trent franks of arizona said he opposes an exemption for rape victims for abortion, or seeking abortion because, quote, the incidents of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low. that's not a medical fact and i'm not sure where he gets that information but that was something that a lot of liberals and democrats jumped upon. and then today house minority leader nancy pelosi ripped into a reporter from the "weekly standard" asking her about the same bill framing the debate in terms of dr. kermit gosnold from philadelphia. if we have that sound, let's play nancy pelosi. >> what is the moral difference between what d
policy regret in not intervening in rwanda -- >> susan rice. >> who will be president obama's national security adviser coming up. it will be interesting to see if we have this shuttle shift. bill clinton i think is also always good at riding a wave of policy. when things move, he know when is they're moving. and i think they were kind of already moving anyway. >> i want to turn to some controversy on the hill this week. during a how judiciary hearing on a bill, representative...
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foreign policy. had there been a meeting hours earlier between him and obama, there would have been people in the white house wishing they hadn't made that will handshake happen perhaps. that will fuel those who suggest this is purely buying time. it's a charm offensive. at the end of the day, you can't fault the fact that the highest meeting if happened. they took the gamble. now we have to see if there's something on ground on paper that changes. >> nick, can't let you go without asking you about syria. i mean, dozens of people killed again on the ground with conventional weapons today. just outside damascus. what's happening with the resolution on that? where is that going? >> a deal seems to have been struck basically. we're waiting 0 hear from the u.n. monitoring group how they can implement what was agreed between john kerry and sergey lavrov. tonight at 8:00, everyone is expecting a text that's been agreed to be voted through the council. it will probably pass without much problems. it won't h
foreign policy. had there been a meeting hours earlier between him and obama, there would have been people in the white house wishing they hadn't made that will handshake happen perhaps. that will fuel those who suggest this is purely buying time. it's a charm offensive. at the end of the day, you can't fault the fact that the highest meeting if happened. they took the gamble. now we have to see if there's something on ground on paper that changes. >> nick, can't let you go without asking...
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policy and about protocol. as cnn reports in september, 2012, that al-libi was seen in tripoli, according to western intelligence sources, they said there was concern al-libi may have been tasked with establishing a network in libya. my question is whether libya's government knows of his presence. what does that mean? what is the difference if libya's government is aware or unaware of the presence of al-libi? >> caller: libya is a chaotic country. it's not like the government of switzerland. it's a -- there are multiple militias that haven't put their weapons down. there are al qaeda groups or at least that subscribe to the al qaeda ideology and the group behind the benghazi attack doesn't call themselves al qaeda but a local jihadist group. it's plausible the first time the libyan government found out that al-libi was in tripoli is when they were informed by the u.s. government. or they knew and they have bigger fish to fry and it's not the most important thing on their list of things to do. basically, they ha
policy and about protocol. as cnn reports in september, 2012, that al-libi was seen in tripoli, according to western intelligence sources, they said there was concern al-libi may have been tasked with establishing a network in libya. my question is whether libya's government knows of his presence. what does that mean? what is the difference if libya's government is aware or unaware of the presence of al-libi? >> caller: libya is a chaotic country. it's not like the government of...
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policy, if they end up reinforcing the extremist narrative, we're giving power to that brand. we should be focusing on the inverse of the knneo conservati culture impose on the grass roots instead of from the top down and also instead of just basically focusing on increasing targeted drone strikes which i call in the old conservatism light. >> i appreciate both of your time this morning. a fascinating conversation. we will have you back again. thank you. >> pleasure. >> thank you. >> thank you both. for more stories on faith, be sure to check out our belief blog. a lot of fascinating stuff there at cnn.com/belief. >>> well, the supreme court is ready to make history. several landmark decisions on the horizon possibly as early as tomorrow. we've got a preview. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you engineer a true automotive breakthrough? ♪ you give it bold styling, unsurpassed luxury and nearly 1,000 improvements. the redesigned 2013 glk. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. through mercedes-benz she's always be
policy, if they end up reinforcing the extremist narrative, we're giving power to that brand. we should be focusing on the inverse of the knneo conservati culture impose on the grass roots instead of from the top down and also instead of just basically focusing on increasing targeted drone strikes which i call in the old conservatism light. >> i appreciate both of your time this morning. a fascinating conversation. we will have you back again. thank you. >> pleasure. >> thank...